Portal:Tornadoes/Anniversaries/June

June 1

1903 – An F4 tornado killed at least 98 people in and near Gainesville, Georgia. About 50 deaths occurred in a badly damaged cotton mill near the beginning of the path, where the tornado was only at F2 intensity. Some sources report a total death toll of 104.
2011 – Part of a small outbreak across New England, a high-end EF3 tornado moved through Westfield and Springfield, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 200. Damage totaled $227 million.

June 2

1925 – A significant tornado outbreak affected the Midwestern United States. An F4 tornado near Madison, Nebraska killed three people along with 25 horses, 100 cattle, and thousands of chickens. Another F4 tornado killed three people on a farm near Adair, Iowa. The next day, twin F4 tornadoes (both possibly F5) hit areas in and near Neola, Yorkshire, and Persia, Iowa, killing an infant and injuring 30 other people. Two others were killed by an F2 tornado near Florence, Wisconsin.
1965 – An F4 tornado caused major damage in Cotton Center, Texas and leveled a portion of Hale Center, killing four people and injuring 76.
1990 – A significant tornado outbreak hit the Midwestern and Southeastern United States, resulting in nine deaths. An F4 tornado destroyed numerous homes and businesses, including a nursing home in Petersburg, Indiana, killing four people there and two others in Union. A long-track F4 tornado traveled 106 miles (171 km), striking Barnhill, Albion, Browns, and Mt. Carmel, Illinois and passed near Petersburg and Huron, Indiana, killing one person at Browns.

June 3

1860 - A long-track tornado traveled across eastern Iowa and western Illinois, killing 92 people. The greatest loss was in Camanche, Iowa, where at least 41 people died and every building was severely damaged or destroyed.
1980 – one of the costliest tornado events in U.S. history, a series of six tornadoes, forming a complex tornado family, moved across Grand Island, Nebraska, killing five people and causing $300 million in damage, equivalent to $1,109 million in 2023. Most of the deaths and damage wee from a single F4 tornado that followed a curving path along the south side of the city. This event was the inspiration for the 1996 movie Night of the Twisters.
2009 – An F3 tornado touched down in Russia in the town of Krasnozavodsk, killing one person and injuring 185.

June 4

1877 – An F4 tornado devastated Mount Carmel, Illinois, killing at least 16 people and injuring 100. A total of 20 businesses and 100 homes were destroyed; some were swept away.
1958 – A major tornado outbreak hit the Upper Midwest. Three violent tornadoes from a single supercell killed 28 people in northwestern Wisconsin. The first of these, a fast-moving F5 tornado, struck the north side of Menomonie and devastated parts of Colfax, killing 21 people and injuring 110. After Colfax tornado dissipated, an F4 tornado struck Chippewa Falls, killing three people and injuring 56. Yet another F4 tornado, the last member of the tornado family, killed four more people south of Boyd and passed south of Stanley and Owen.

June 5

1908 – An outbreak produced multiple violent tornadoes near the Kansas/Nebraska state line, killing 20 people. An F5 tornado killed 12 people as it traveled from near Deshler, Nebraska, across the eastern part of Carleton to near Geneva. Several farms were so completely destroyed that there was little evidence that they had even existed. Five people died in one family.
1916 – A tornado outbreak killed at least 99 people across the Central United States, with most of the deaths in Arkansas. An F4 tornado or tornado family killed at least 25 people on a path from near Barney to near Almond, Arkansas, including at least 18 in the devastation of Heber Springs. An F3 tornado destroyed a small community near Judsonia, Arkansas, killing nine people, including five children in one family. Another F3 tornado killed seven people, all in one house, near Sikeston, Missouri.
1917 – A tornado outbreak resulted in at least 49 deaths across the Midwestern United States. An F4 tornado killed 20 people in Cooper and Boone Counties, Missouri, including 7 in Centralia. Another F4 tornado killed nine people as it obliterated farms near Topeka, Kansas. An F3 tornado killed nine people as it passed between Norwood and Mountain Grove, Missouri.

June 6

1974 – Scattered tornadoes touched down across the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. An F3 tornado damaged or destroyed 300 homes in Forrest City, Arkansas, killing four people and injuring 112.

June 7

1947 – An F4 tornado passed south of Vienna, Ohio and through Sharon and Farrell, Pennsylvania, killing six people and injuring 340. About 150 buildings were destroyed, and many people were injured in the collapse of apartment buildings and factories.

June 8

1953 – One of the deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history, an F5 tornado devastated portions of Flint and Beecher, Michigan, killing 116 people and injuring 844. Homes were obliterated along a mile-long stretch of one road. This was the last single tornado in the United States to kill more than 100 people until the 2011 Joplin tornado.
1966 – An F5 tornado tore through Topeka, Kansas, killing 16 people and injuring 450. About 820 homes were destroyed and 3,000 were damaged as entire neighborhoods were leveled. The cost of damage was estimated at $100 to $250 million, $939 to $2,348 million in 2023, making it one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
1984 – Just after midnight, an F5 tornado damaged or destroyed 90% of Barneveld, Wisconsin, including a subdivision of new houses, which was obliterated. More homes were destroyed in and near Black Earth. Nine people were killed and about 200 were injured. Residents were awoken by a loud clap of thunder just a few minutes before the tornado struck.

June 9

1953 – One day after the devastating F5 tornado in Flint, Michigan, an F4 tornado (possibly F5) devastated Worcester, Massachusetts and the nearby communities of Shrewsbury, Southborough, and Westborough, killing 94 people and injuring nearly 1,300. This was the third extremely deadly tornado to strike the United States in 1953; the high death tolls led to the development of a nationwide warning system.
1984 – A devastating tornado outbreak struck the eastern Soviet Union. A tornado estimated at F5 intensity struck Ivanovo. There is considerable uncertainty about the death toll; with estimates ranging from 69 to over 400. A 320,000-kilogram (710,000 lb), was flipped and a 50,000-kilogram (110,000 lb), water tank was thrown 200 metres (660 ft) A second tornado near Kostroma may also have reached F5 intensity.

June 10

1938 – A slow-moving F5 tornado approached Clyde, Texas and made a sudden turn, devastating the west side of town and killing 14 people. A group of nine homes "vanished." A family of six attempting to flee in their car were picked up; four of the occupants died and the two survivors were found half a mile (0.8 km) away.
1958 – An F4 (possibly F5) tornado devastated the southwestern part of El Dorado, Kansas, destroying 200 homes and killing 15 people. A car was thrown 100 yards and crashed through the roof of a house.

June 11

2008 – Part of a larger outbreak sequence, tornadoes touched down across the Midwestern United States. An EF3 tornado struck the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, killing four Boy Scouts, all aged 13 or 14, and injuring 48 other people. An EF3 tornado caused extensive damage in Chapman, Kansas, destroying 70 homes and killing one person, and an EF2 tornado killed one person near Soldier, Kansas. An EF4 tornado caused major damage in Manhattan, Kansas

June 12

1899 – An F5 tornado, one of the deadliest in U.S. history, devastated much of New Richmond, Wisconsin, leveling numerous buildings and killing 117 people. The high death toll was in part due to about 1,000 people visiting from out of town to attend a circus, which ended about an hour before the tornado formed.
1942 – An F4 tornado moved erratically through the southwest side of Oklahoma City, destroying more than 70 homes and killing 35 people.

June 13

1968 – An F5 tornado struck Tracy, Minnesota, killing nine people, injuring 125, and destroying 111 homes, some of which were swept away.
1981 – Widely scattered tornadoes touched down across much of the United States, from Texas to Minnesota, Ohio, and Florida. An F3 tornado destroyed most of downtown Cardington, Ohio, including 100 homes, 50 businesses, and an apartment complex. Four people were killed and 56 were injured.

June 14

1957 – A tornado outbreak hit the Midwestern United States. An F4 tornado moved through the southeastern part of Springfield, Illinois, killing two people and injuring 50. An F2 tornado hit the business district of Jacksonville, Illinois, damaging dozens of buildings and injuring five people.

June 15

1912 – Part of a larger outbreak, a violent tornado family moved across western Kansas and into Missouri, killing at least 20 people and more than a thousand livestock. The first member, estimated at F4 intensity killed at least 11 people as it passed near La Cygne, Kansas and Drexel and Merwin, Missouri with unconfirmed reports of 22 deaths in Bates County, Missouri. The next member of the family, an F5 tornado, passed by Adrian, Missouri and through Creighton, killing five people and injuring 30. The third tornado, estimated at F4 strength, killed four people across Johnson County, Missouri.
1922 – A long-track F4 tornado killed seven people as it passed near Forest, Reeve, and Barron, Wisconsin, destroying farms.

June 16

1942 – A tornado struck southern Brazil, destroying many buildings including two hotels and a church. Reports from the day after indicate that more than 20 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
1992 – An F5 tornado moved through Chandler, Minnesota, destroying 75 homes and damaging more than 90 other structures. One person was killed and 40 were injured.
2014 – A strong supercell spawned a complex family of six tornadoes in northeastern Nebraska, four of which were rated EF4. The most destructive of these destroyed about half of Pilger and killed one person. A simultaneous EF4 tornado east of the town killed another person. Video of these twin tornadoes was widely shown in news media and online.

June 17

1944 – A significant tornado outbreak affected the Upper Midwest. An F5 tornado obliterated farms near Wilmot, South Dakota, killing eight people. An F4 tornado destroyed more farms near Henry and Florence, South Dakota and passed through Long Lake, killing three people. An F3 tornado destroyed 20 buildings and unroofed a school in Bath, South Dakota, leaving two dead. The tornadoes from this outbreak are only listed as windstorms in official records, even though well-defined funnels were spotted.
1946 – An F4 tornado touched down in Melvindale, Michigan and crossed the Detroit River, killing at least 15 people as it moved through Windsor and Tecumseh, Ontario.
1978 – An F1 tornado moved across Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas and capsized the tour boat Whippoorwill, drowning 16 of the 58 people on board and injuring 3 others. This was the deadliest tornado on record to receive a "weak" (F0 or F1) rating on the Fujita scale.

June 18

1939 – An F4 tornado moved through the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, destroying 40 homes in Anoka, Maple Grove, and Champlin, killing nine people and injuring 222. Some homes were swept away. Four people died in a car that was thrown 300 yards.
2001 – An F3 tornado damaged or destroyed 240 buildings in Siren, Wisconsin, killing two people and inuring 16.

June 19

1835 – A strong tornado devastated portions of New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey. Four people were killed and 120 buildings damaged or destroyed in New Brunswick; one person was killed and 19 buildings were destroyed at Piscataway.

June 20

1942 – Two F4 tornadoes touched down in the Midwestern United States. The first moved through Kokomo, Indiana, killing two people there and another near Alto. Another 150 were injured. The second tornado moved in an approximate half-circle around Mulvane, Kansas, destroying farm buildings and killing four people.
1957 – A devastating F5 tornado struck Fargo, North Dakota, destroying more than 300 homes, many of which were entirely swept away, and damaging more than 1,000 others. Ten people were killed and 103 were injured. This was the deadliest tornado to strike North Dakota.

June 21

1901 – An F4 tornado or tornado family passed near Naper and Lynch, Nebraska. Three farms were completely swept away. Ten people died in two families, with bodies carried a quarter mile (400m), and eight others were injured.
1969 – An F3 tornado hit Salina, Kansas, injuring 60 people. In all, 104 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed and 571 sustained minor damage. Ten businesses were also destroyed.

June 22

1919 – An F5 tornado destroyed about 400 buildings in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, killing 57 people. Many of the deaths were in a 3-story hotel that was completely leveled.
2007 – Canada's only official F5 tornado destroyed several homes on the edge of Elie, Manitoba. Amateur video shows the narrow, but extremely intense tornado lifting a well-anchored brick house into the air, where it disintegrated. Despite the violence of the event, only one person was injured.

June 23

1944 – an unusual and violent tornado outbreak struck the Mid Atlantic region, killing at least 154 people. At least 100 of those deaths were from a long-track F4 tornado that moved across northern West Virginia, with 72 deaths in Shinnston and nearby farming communities. Another F4 tornado or tornado family, which killed 30 people, began near Wellsburg, West Virginia, cut across southwestern Pennsylvania, and continued into Maryland. Twenty-two people died in Greene County, Pennsylvania, including 10 in Chartiers. Yet another F4 tornado killed 17 people in the devastation of McKeesport.

June 24

1967 - A small but violent tornado outbreak impacted northern France, resulting in eight fatalities. An F5 tornado destroyed homes in Écoust-Saint-Mein and Palluel, killing six people and injuring 30. An F4 tornado killed two people and injured 50 in Pommereuil. The next day, three F3 tornadoes touched down in Belgium and the Netherlands, killing seven more people.
2021 – A rare, powerful and deadly F4 tornado passed through several villages in southeastern Czech Republic, causing catastrophic damage and resulting in the deaths of six people. At least others were injured. The tornado caused 15+ billion CZK (~693.9 million USD) in damage.

June 25

1950 – An F4 tornado moved through Rhinelander, Wisconsin and destroyed vacation homes near Crescent Lake, killing two people in an overturned boat and injuring 50 others along its path.

June 26

1994 – An F3 tornado moved through St. Joseph and Iron City, Tennessee, damaging more than 100 buildings, including 75% of Iron City. Nineteen people were injured.

June 27

1951 – One of the briefest violent tornadoes on record, an F4 tornado touched down in WaKeeney, Kansas, destroying 45 homes, killing five people, and injuring 100. The storm's path was less than a mile long.
1955 – A complex tornado family passed near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, including an F4 tornado that killed two people and injured 29. The event was extensively photographed and was the subject of one of the most detailed tornado studies of the time. An attempt to estimated the wind speed of the F4 storm from makings on the ground failed because it had multiple vortices, a phenomenon that was not known until the 1970s.

June 28

1865 - A multiple-vortex tornado devastated Viroqua, Wisconsin, killing at least 13 people in town and another 9 at a nearby school. As many as 12 of the injured may have died later.
1924 – An F4 tornado devastated parts of Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio, killing at least 85 people. Another 39 people reported missing may have been lost in Lake Erie. Because a large portion on the path was on the lake, it is unknown if this was a single tornado, or a tornado family.

June 29

1764 – A violent tornado, estimated at T11 intensity on the TORRO scale or F5 intensity on the Fujita scale, struck Woldegk, Germany. Trees were debarked, a dairy farm was reportedly swept away, and large cobblestones were moved. Detailed information is available due to a detailed series of letters by Gottlob Burchard Genzmer.
1904 – A strong tornado hit Moscow, killing at least nine people.
1998 – A strong derecho produced tornadoes and widespread damaging winds across Iowa. An F2 tornado or series of tornadoes moved across the Des Moines area, causing extensive damage and injuring 85 people.

June 30

1912 – The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado, devastated Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28 people and injuring about 300. About 500 buildings were damaged or destroyed with 2,500 people left homeless.